Resisting Domination in Palestine : Mechanisms and Techniques of Control, Coloniality and Settler Colonialism

November 23, 2023November 3, 2025 Alaa Tartir

This meticulously curated edited volume presents an assemblage of insightful, critical, and contemporary perspectives on how Israeli domination has been sustained and reproduced in new forms and means using various mechanisms and techniques of control, coloniality, and settler colonialism. Based … Continue reading Resisting Domination in Palestine : Mechanisms and Techniques of Control, Coloniality and Settler Colonialism

Conferences

Recentering Palestine: Shifting Regional Dynamics

November 14, 2023November 19, 2023 Alaa Tartir

This webinar will focus on regional dynamics in light of the war in Gaza. For decades, Palestine was the central question for Arab countries, an epicenter for mobilization and alliances. Starting with the Camp David accords in 1978, and later … Continue reading Recentering Palestine: Shifting Regional Dynamics

Academic Publications

Palestine – The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition

February 25, 2023December 28, 2023 Alaa Tartir

In the The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition, Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding contributors explain the landscape of this changing region by examining both regional … Continue reading Palestine – The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition

Op-eds

How the Russia-Ukraine war exposed European hypocrisy over Palestine

March 9, 2022March 29, 2022 Alaa Tartir

As painful as it might sound, the “Ukraine moment” offers Palestinians a strategic opportunity to set the record straight where resistance, refugees, freedom, liberation, political rights and BDS are concerned. This is a strategic opportunity to hold European actors accountable … Continue reading How the Russia-Ukraine war exposed European hypocrisy over Palestine

Academic Publications

Political Economy of Palestine Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

June 5, 2021December 29, 2024 Alaa Tartir

This book explores the political economy of Palestine through critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial perspectives, underscoring that an approach to economics that does not consider the political—a de-politicized economics—is inadequate to understanding the situation in occupied Palestine. A critical interdisciplinary approach to political … Continue reading Political Economy of Palestine Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

Op-eds

Covid-19 has become the last injustice made to Palestine

September 8, 2020 Alaa Tartir

As of 23 July, persons entering Switzerland from the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) are legally mandated to go into quarantine. The OPT is now identified as a country or area with an increased risk of coronavirus infection. This prompted a Swiss friend … Continue reading Covid-19 has become the last injustice made to Palestine

Academic Publications

Palestine

March 17, 2019 Alaa Tartir

The lack of a sovereign Palestinian state and the continuation of the Israeli illegal military occupation according to international law, have profoundly affected the social transformation, institutional development, political economy, and politics of Palestine. This chapter also reflects on the … Continue reading Palestine

Academic Publications

Palestine and Rule of Power: Local Dissent vs. International Governance

February 22, 2019October 27, 2019 Alaa Tartir

This book explores how the rule of power relates to the case of occupied Palestine, examining features of local dissent and international governance. The project considers expressions of the rule of power in two particular ways: settler colonialism and neoliberalism. … Continue reading Palestine and Rule of Power: Local Dissent vs. International Governance

Op-eds

How to End the 1967 Israeli Colonial Occupation

June 9, 2017April 14, 2020 Alaa Tartir

This is not a postcard from the future or a letter written by an astrologer from a different galaxy. It is simply a call to abandon the fake parties—the “peace process,” pursuit of statehood or quasi-sovereignty under occupation, one- or … Continue reading How to End the 1967 Israeli Colonial Occupation

In Media

Economic Dimensions Militarized Palestine- Part 2

June 7, 2017 Alaa Tartir

Alaa Tartir of the Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network explains that the Palestinian Economy is unable to grow or develop because the Israeli occupation controls all aspects of the economy. Continue reading Economic Dimensions Militarized Palestine- Part 2

Op-eds

The Middle East Quartet: A Dishonest Broker in Denial of the Facts

July 8, 2016 Alaa Tartir

Last week, The Middle East Quartet published a report urging the Palestinian and Israeli political leaderships to take measures to preserve the path for the two-state solution. A critical reading of that report demonstrates why efforts to achieve a two-state … Continue reading The Middle East Quartet: A Dishonest Broker in Denial of the Facts

Academic Publications

Palestine

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 Alaa Tartir

After a discussion of the historical background that led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority, this chapter describes the broader social and political transformations that took place in the oPt. The question of political economy is also very important … Continue reading Palestine

Op-eds

Palestine-Israël : La Décolonisation Maintenant, Ensuite la Paix

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Alaa Tartir

Cette contribution axée sur le peuple interroge les hypothèses fondamentales concernant la persistance du conflit palestino-israélien et discute des préalables à des stratégies alternatives. Elle démontre que, si on ne s’intéresse pas aux sensibilités et aux croyances de la population, … Continue reading Palestine-Israël : La Décolonisation Maintenant, Ensuite la Paix

Academic Publications

Forum Introduction: Prospects for Palestinian‒Israeli Relations: What Lies Ahead

January 4, 2016March 24, 2016 Alaa Tartir

This Forum is not about predicting the future. Rather, it is about critically analysing the present, and assessing the future options and possibilities for a lasting peace and justice. Whilst in the short term the future is bleak, it can … Continue reading Forum Introduction: Prospects for Palestinian‒Israeli Relations: What Lies Ahead

Academic Publications

Palestine‒Israel: Decolonization Now, Peace Later

December 29, 2015March 9, 2019 Alaa Tartir

This people-focused contribution questions fundamental assumptions about the persistence of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and discusses prerequisites for alternative strategies. It argues that without addressing people’s perceptions and beliefs, peace will remain elusive. It also argues that moving beyond the cycles … Continue reading Palestine‒Israel: Decolonization Now, Peace Later

Conferences

The Netherlands and Palestine: Political Opportunities and Invisible Links

December 14, 2015January 18, 2016 Alaa Tartir

Five rules of thumb: Don’t seek peace now. It is very far. Instead seek justice and equality; Don’t talk about one-state or two-state solution. Ending the occupation is the prerequisite; The US is a dis-honest broker for peace; There is … Continue reading The Netherlands and Palestine: Political Opportunities and Invisible Links

Conferences

Palestine, The Netherlands, and The EU Presidency

December 4, 2015January 18, 2016 Alaa Tartir

A guest lecture at Leiden University, The Netherlands, 4 December 2015. Click here to view and download the lecture’s PowerPoint slides Continue reading Palestine, The Netherlands, and The EU Presidency

Academic Publications

The Evolution and Reform of Palestinian Security Forces 1993-2013

September 10, 2015June 14, 2021 Alaa Tartir

This article provides a contextual analysis of the evolution and reform processes of Palestinian security forces over the last two decades. It categorises the evolution of security reform processes into three phases: the Oslo Accords phase; the Second Intifada phase; … Continue reading The Evolution and Reform of Palestinian Security Forces 1993-2013

Academic Publications

Book Review – Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

October 22, 2013March 21, 2016 Alaa Tartir

The handbook is another scholarly production that attempts to understand, contextualize and theorize the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It aims to provide solutions and bridge the polarized discussion and the sort of dialogue of the deaf. While the handbook provides a certain … Continue reading Book Review – Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Academic Publications

The Role of International Aid in Development: The Case of Palestine 1994-2008

December 7, 2011March 21, 2016 Alaa Tartir

This book studies the role of aid in the Palestinian development and its impact on economic development. The qualitative and quantitative analysis shows that the overall impact of aid has been limited in promoting economic growth, improving people’s living standards, … Continue reading The Role of International Aid in Development: The Case of Palestine 1994-2008

Op-eds

Europe, Are You Ready to Stand by Palestine?

September 3, 2011January 23, 2016 Alaa Tartir

As a Palestinian youth studying in Europe, who benefits from its values of general respect for human beings and their freedoms, I wish that Europe will this stand up for its own values. Published at MaanNews Agency English, 9 September, … Continue reading Europe, Are You Ready to Stand by Palestine?

Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen

Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen

Tag: Palestine

Resisting Domination in Palestine : Mechanisms and Techniques of Control, Coloniality and Settler Colonialism

Recentering Palestine: Shifting Regional Dynamics

Palestine – The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition

How the Russia-Ukraine war exposed European hypocrisy over Palestine

Political Economy of Palestine Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

Covid-19 has become the last injustice made to Palestine

Palestine

Palestine and Rule of Power: Local Dissent vs. International Governance

How to End the 1967 Israeli Colonial Occupation

Economic Dimensions Militarized Palestine- Part 2

The Middle East Quartet: A Dishonest Broker in Denial of the Facts

Palestine

Palestine-Israël : La Décolonisation Maintenant, Ensuite la Paix

Forum Introduction: Prospects for Palestinian‒Israeli Relations: What Lies Ahead

Palestine‒Israel: Decolonization Now, Peace Later

The Netherlands and Palestine: Political Opportunities and Invisible Links

Palestine, The Netherlands, and The EU Presidency

The Evolution and Reform of Palestinian Security Forces 1993-2013

Book Review – Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Role of International Aid in Development: The Case of Palestine 1994-2008

Europe, Are You Ready to Stand by Palestine?